Panathinaikos OPAP Athens got its new Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season off to a winning start by holding off visiting Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 89-84 on Thursday night in the Greek capital. The leads were traded back and forth in the first three quarters before the hosts used a strong finish to the third and start of the fourth quarter to create some breathing room and pave the way to victory. Matt Lojeski was the top scorer for Panathinaikos with 20 points, Keith Langford added 13 and Nick Calathes dished 14 assists. Scottie Wilbekin scored 24 for Maccabi and Michael Roll had 15.
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